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8 CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER Pushing water higher up on the climate agenda Climate change is manifesting itself primarily through water; too much or too little of it. SIWI works to integrate water and climate policies and practices in order to meet these challenges, create resilient communities and support sustainable growth. We facilitate interaction between the global climate change discourse and policyshaping level on the one hand, and the local implementation level on the other. During <strong>2014</strong>, SIWI engaged in the international discourse on climate change: how the global community can support mitigation of global warming, and adaptation to its impact. Primarily, we took part in the dialogue linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process. We organized From left: Dr Mats Eriksson, Alice Jaraiseh and Anna Forslund Through its engagement in the UNFCCC process, SIWI helped move water higher up on the international climate agenda several events at the COP20 in Lima, World Water Week and for the general public in Sweden, providing opportunities for high-level participants such as Climate Ambassadors, Ministers and the chair of International Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) to discuss the water dimension for both adaptation and mitigation of climate change. Over 1,000 people participated in the seven events SIWI organized. Adaptation to climate change is often about improving infrastructure to cope with future water hazards, and a long-term perspective is necessary to ensure that new investments will be cost-effective. Along those lines, SIWI conducted a cost- and benefit analysis of road infrastructure adaptation to floods in Cambodia. In <strong>2014</strong>, SIWI took over as host of the secretariat for the global network Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA). SIWI is a member of the AGWA’s steering committee, and co-chairs it together with the World Bank. Through AGWA, SIWI will improve its efforts to communicate its message worldwide. Through various media channels (social media, blogs and radio), we have spread knowledge about the interlinkages between water and climate change as well sustainable solutions to mitigate the impacts from climate change. Through its engagement in the UNFCCC process, SIWI helped move water higher up on the international climate agenda. As a sign of water’s increased importance in climate circles, the Nairobi Work Programme (a work stream within the UNFCCC process) has listed water management as a focal area. Furthermore, we have gathered some 20 institutions from the private sector, research institutes, civil society and the public sector to meet and discuss the role of water for climate adaptation and mitigation. SIWI has thereby played an active role linking actors from various parts of the society, representing international, national and local levels. Contact • Climate Change and Water Dr Mats Eriksson mats.eriksson@siwi.org
WATER ECONOMICS 9 Creating a foundation for informed water decisions The Water Economics work at SIWI involves developing and applying economic principles to support water management and policy-making. We facilitate dialogue between academia, business, politics and the broader public, ensuring continuous knowledge transfer. We are dedicated to helping decision-makers and planners understand the short- and long-term effects of their decisions, and to design efficient, lasting institutions. We facilitate dialogue between academia, business, politics and the broader public, ensuring continuous knowledge transfer China’s freshwater resource is severely degraded. Poor water quality is high on the political agenda, not least as it impacts on the social, economic and cultural values generated from the freshwater resource. The Ministry of Environmental Protection Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (MEP-FECO) in China asked SIWI to help evaluate the role of economic instruments to manage water quality. This resulted in our production of Technical Guidelines for Evaluating the Performance of Economic Instruments for Water Pollution Control. MEP-FECO also required a deeper understanding of the role of hydro-economic modelling as a decision support tool to manage water quality, resulting in the production of an analysis of the Application of Hydro-economic Modelling of Water Quality and Water Quantity with a special focus on the Huai River Basin, one of the largest basins in China. In collaboration with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), SIWI has undertaken a study on water allocation reform; a topic which is becoming more and more important in light of the increasing pressures on the world’s water resources. The publication contains case studies from a number of contexts, exploring the frameworks for water allocation and how reforms have been undertaken. By working together with the OECD, SIWI has got a strong channel for reaching out to state actors in both developed and developing countries. Water Resources Allocation Sharing Risks and Opportunities From left: Frank Zhang, Johanna Sjödin and John Joyce Contact • Water Economics Mr John Joyce john.joyce@siwi.org
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